Average yearly precipitation - by country

Worldmap of all countries colored to reflect the values of Average yearly precipitation

Major world economies by its current Average yearly precipitation

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List of countries by Average yearly precipitation
Country Name	View Data	Global Rank	Region & Regional Rank	Average yearly precipitation mm per year	Year
São Tomé and Principe		1	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 1	3,200	2011
Papua New Guinea		2	East Asia & Pacific \| 1	3,142	2011
Solomon Islands		3	East Asia & Pacific \| 2	3,028	2011
Costa Rica		4	Latin America & Caribbean \| 1	2,926	2011
Malaysia		5	East Asia & Pacific \| 3	2,875	2011
Brunei		6	East Asia & Pacific \| 4	2,722	2011
Indonesia		7	East Asia & Pacific \| 5	2,702	2011
Panama		8	Latin America & Caribbean \| 2	2,692	2011
Bangladesh		9	South Asia \| 1	2,666	2011
Colombia		10	Latin America & Caribbean \| 3	2,612	2011
Fiji		11	East Asia & Pacific \| 6	2,592	2011
Sierra Leone		12	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 2	2,526	2011
Singapore		13	East Asia & Pacific \| 7	2,497	2011
Nicaragua		14	Latin America & Caribbean \| 4	2,391	2011
Liberia		15	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 3	2,391	2011
Guyana		16	Latin America & Caribbean \| 5	2,387	2011
Grenada		17	Latin America & Caribbean \| 6	2,350	2011
Philippines		18	East Asia & Pacific \| 8	2,348	2011
Suriname		19	Latin America & Caribbean \| 7	2,331	2011
Seychelles		20	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 4	2,330	2011
St. Lucia		21	Latin America & Caribbean \| 8	2,301	2011
Trinidad and Tobago		22	Latin America & Caribbean \| 9	2,200	2011
Bhutan		23	South Asia \| 2	2,200	2011
Equatorial Guinea		24	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 5	2,156	2011
Myanmar		25	East Asia & Pacific \| 9	2,091	2011
Ecuador		26	Latin America & Caribbean \| 10	2,087	2011
Dominica		27	Latin America & Caribbean \| 11	2,083	2011
Puerto Rico		28	Latin America & Caribbean \| 12	2,054	2011
Jamaica		29	Latin America & Caribbean \| 13	2,051	2011
Mauritius		30	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 6	2,041	2011
Guatemala		31	Latin America & Caribbean \| 14	1,996	2011
Honduras		32	Latin America & Caribbean \| 15	1,976	2011
Maldives		33	South Asia \| 3	1,972	2011
Iceland		34	Europe & Central Asia \| 1	1,940	2011
Cambodia		35	East Asia & Pacific \| 10	1,904	2011
Venezuela		36	Latin America & Caribbean \| 16	1,875	2011
Ukraine		37	Europe & Central Asia \| 2	1,875	2011
Lao PDR		38	East Asia & Pacific \| 11	1,834	2011
Gabon		39	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 7	1,831	2011
Vietnam		40	East Asia & Pacific \| 12	1,821	2011
Brazil		41	Latin America & Caribbean \| 17	1,782	2011
Peru		42	Latin America & Caribbean \| 18	1,738	2011
New Zealand		43	East Asia & Pacific \| 13	1,732	2011
El Salvador		44	Latin America & Caribbean \| 19	1,724	2011
Sri Lanka		45	South Asia \| 4	1,712	2011
Belize		46	Latin America & Caribbean \| 20	1,705	2011
Japan		47	East Asia & Pacific \| 14	1,668	2011
Guinea		48	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 8	1,651	2011
Congo		49	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 9	1,646	2011
Thailand		50	East Asia & Pacific \| 15	1,622	2011
Cameroon		51	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 10	1,604	2011
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		52	Latin America & Caribbean \| 21	1,583	2011
Guinea-Bissau		53	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 11	1,577	2011
Switzerland		54	Europe & Central Asia \| 3	1,537	2011
Chile		55	Latin America & Caribbean \| 22	1,522	2011
Madagascar		56	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 12	1,513	2011
Nepal		57	South Asia \| 5	1,500	2011
Albania		58	Europe & Central Asia \| 4	1,485	2011
Haiti		59	Latin America & Caribbean \| 23	1,440	2011
St. Kitts and Nevis		60	Latin America & Caribbean \| 24	1,427	2011
Barbados		61	Latin America & Caribbean \| 25	1,422	2011
Norway		62	Europe & Central Asia \| 5	1,414	2011
Dominican Republic		63	Latin America & Caribbean \| 26	1,410	2011
Côte d'Ivoire		64	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 13	1,348	2011
Central African Republic		65	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 14	1,343	2011
Cuba		66	Latin America & Caribbean \| 27	1,335	2011
The Bahamas		67	Latin America & Caribbean \| 28	1,292	2011
Burundi		68	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 15	1,274	2011
Korea		69	East Asia & Pacific \| 16	1,274	2011
Uruguay		70	Latin America & Caribbean \| 29	1,265	2011
United Kingdom		71	Europe & Central Asia \| 6	1,220	2011
Rwanda		72	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 16	1,212	2011
Ghana		73	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 17	1,187	2011
Malawi		74	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 18	1,181	2011
Uganda		75	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 19	1,180	2011
Togo		76	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 20	1,168	2011
Slovenia		77	Europe & Central Asia \| 7	1,162	2011
Nigeria		78	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 21	1,150	2011
Bolivia		79	Latin America & Caribbean \| 30	1,146	2011
Paraguay		80	Latin America & Caribbean \| 31	1,130	2011
Ireland		81	Europe & Central Asia \| 8	1,118	2011
Croatia		82	Europe & Central Asia \| 9	1,113	2011
Austria		83	Europe & Central Asia \| 10	1,110	2011
India		84	South Asia \| 6	1,083	2011
Tanzania		85	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 22	1,071	2011
North Korea		86	East Asia & Pacific \| 17	1,054	2011
Benin		87	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 23	1,039	2011
Mozambique		88	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 24	1,032	2011
Antigua and Barbuda		89	Latin America & Caribbean \| 32	1,030	2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina		90	Europe & Central Asia \| 11	1,028	2011
Georgia		91	Europe & Central Asia \| 12	1,026	2011
Zambia		92	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 25	1,020	2011
Angola		93	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 26	1,010	2011
Luxembourg		94	Europe & Central Asia \| 13	934	2011
Comoros		95	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 27	900	2011
France		96	Europe & Central Asia \| 14	867	2011
Portugal		97	Europe & Central Asia \| 15	854	2011
Ethiopia		98	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 28	848	2011
Belgium		99	Europe & Central Asia \| 16	847	2011
The Gambia		100	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 29	836	2011
Italy		101	Europe & Central Asia \| 17	832	2011
Slovak Republic		102	Europe & Central Asia \| 18	824	2011
Swaziland		103	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 30	788	2011
Lesotho		104	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 31	788	2011
Netherlands		105	Europe & Central Asia \| 19	778	2011
Mexico		106	Latin America & Caribbean \| 33	752	2011
Burkina Faso		107	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 32	748	2011
United States		108	North America \| 1	715	2011
Denmark		109	Europe & Central Asia \| 20	703	2011
Germany		110	Europe & Central Asia \| 21	700	2011
Tajikistan		111	Europe & Central Asia \| 22	691	2011
Senegal		112	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 33	686	2011
Czech Republic		113	Europe & Central Asia \| 23	677	2011
Lebanon		114	Middle East & North Africa \| 1	661	2011
Zimbabwe		115	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 34	657	2011
Lithuania		116	Europe & Central Asia \| 24	656	2011
Greece		117	Europe & Central Asia \| 25	652	2011
China		118	East Asia & Pacific \| 18	645	2011
Latvia		119	Europe & Central Asia \| 26	641	2011
Romania		120	Europe & Central Asia \| 27	637	2011
Spain		121	Europe & Central Asia \| 28	636	2011
Kenya		122	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 35	630	2011
Estonia		123	Europe & Central Asia \| 29	626	2011
Sweden		124	Europe & Central Asia \| 30	624	2011
Macedonia		125	Europe & Central Asia \| 31	619	2011
Belarus		126	Europe & Central Asia \| 32	618	2011
Bulgaria		127	Europe & Central Asia \| 33	608	2011
Poland		128	Europe & Central Asia \| 34	600	2011
Turkey		129	Europe & Central Asia \| 35	593	2011
Argentina		130	Latin America & Caribbean \| 34	591	2011
Hungary		131	Europe & Central Asia \| 36	589	2011
Armenia		132	Europe & Central Asia \| 37	562	2011
Malta		133	Middle East & North Africa \| 2	560	2011
Canada		134	North America \| 2	537	2011
Finland		135	Europe & Central Asia \| 38	536	2011
Australia		136	East Asia & Pacific \| 19	534	2011
Kyrgyz Republic		137	Europe & Central Asia \| 39	533	2011
Cyprus		138	Europe & Central Asia \| 40	498	2011
South Africa		139	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 36	495	2011
Pakistan		140	South Asia \| 7	494	2011
Russia		141	Europe & Central Asia \| 41	460	2011
Moldova		142	Europe & Central Asia \| 42	450	2011
Azerbaijan		143	Europe & Central Asia \| 43	447	2011
Israel		144	Middle East & North Africa \| 3	435	2011
Botswana		145	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 37	416	2011
Sudan		146	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 38	416	2011
West Bank and Gaza		147	Middle East & North Africa \| 4	402	2011
Eritrea		148	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 39	384	2011
Morocco		149	Middle East & North Africa \| 5	346	2011
Afghanistan		150	South Asia \| 8	327	2011
Chad		151	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 40	322	2011
Namibia		152	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 41	285	2011
Mali		153	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 42	282	2011
Somalia		154	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 43	282	2011
Syrian Arab Republic		155	Middle East & North Africa \| 6	252	2011
Kazakhstan		156	Europe & Central Asia \| 44	250	2011
Mongolia		157	East Asia & Pacific \| 20	241	2011
Iran		158	Middle East & North Africa \| 7	228	2011
Cape Verde		159	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 44	228	2011
Djibouti		160	Middle East & North Africa \| 8	220	2011
Iraq		161	Middle East & North Africa \| 9	216	2011
Tunisia		162	Middle East & North Africa \| 10	207	2011
Uzbekistan		163	Europe & Central Asia \| 45	206	2011
Turkmenistan		164	Europe & Central Asia \| 46	161	2011
Niger		165	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 45	151	2011
Oman		166	Middle East & North Africa \| 11	125	2011
Kuwait		167	Middle East & North Africa \| 12	121	2011
Jordan		168	Middle East & North Africa \| 13	111	2011
Mauritania		169	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 46	92.0	2011
Algeria		170	Middle East & North Africa \| 14	89.0	2011
Bahrain		171	Middle East & North Africa \| 15	83.0	2011
United Arab Emirates		172	Middle East & North Africa \| 16	78.0	2011
Qatar		173	Middle East & North Africa \| 17	74.0	2011
Saudi Arabia		174	Middle East & North Africa \| 18	59.0	2011
Libya		175	Middle East & North Africa \| 19	56.0	2011
Egypt		176	Middle East & North Africa \| 20	51.0	2011

Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.

Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators